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October 14, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has declared his readiness to strike \u201ca big deal\u201d with the United States at today\u2019s meeting with top security officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian leader\u2019s conference with Ivan Tertel, chief of the Committee for State Security (KGB), Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn, head of the presidential administration D\u017amitryj Krutoj, Security Council Secretary Alaksandar Valfovi\u010d, and Prosecutor General Andrej \u0160vied comes one month after US President Donald Trump said Washington was working toward the release of some 1,400 political prisoners in Belarus, whom he described as \u201chostages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re waiting for their comprehensive proposals \u2014 a big deal, as they like to say; they love these big deals. We\u2019re ready,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka was quoted as saying by his press office. \u201cOn one side of the scale are their questions, requests and demands; on the other, ours. Shall we decide? Let\u2019s decide. We\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka said he considered President Trump\u2019s proposals on the matter \u201cabsolutely fine,\u201d but emphasized that Belarusian interests must also be taken into account. \u201cEverything must be fair, just as we once agreed with the Americans,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He suggested that officials should define \u201cred lines\u201d that must not be crossed to the detriment of Belarus\u2019 relations with Russia and China or its obligations within Russian-led alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka also stressed that Minsk is ready to play a role in settling the conflict in Ukraine \u2014 if Washington wants it to \u2014 noting that Ukraine must remain an independent and sovereign state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump on Belarus\u2019 prisoners: It looks like they will be released soon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October 14, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has declared his readiness to strike \u201ca big deal\u201d with the United States at today\u2019s meeting with top security officials. The Belarusian leader\u2019s conference with Ivan Tertel, chief of the Committee for State Security (KGB), Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn, head of the presidential administration D\u017amitryj Krutoj, Security Council Secretary Alaksandar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":159925,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-159930","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u0141uka\u0161enka says he is ready for \u201cbig deal\u201d with Washington | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 14, Pozirk. 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